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Animals

Emily the Cow Ran Away From the Slaughterhouse And Became a Star

Cara Giaimo July 22, 2015

FOUND: Giant, Eerie Hermaphroditic Sea Slugs

Sarah Laskow July 17, 2015

Man-Made Animal Crossings, from Bat Bridges to Toad Tunnels

Eric Grundhauser July 15, 2015

Grasshoppers Are Pink, Lobsters Are Blue, These Off-Color Animals Will Make You Rethink Everything You Knew To Be True

Sarah Laskow July 14, 2015

Permanently Closed

Tomb of the Eagles

Liddel, Scotland

Tomb of the Eagles

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

FOUND: A Triceratops-like Dino With an Extra Fancy Frill

Sarah Laskow July 9, 2015

This Is What Happens When You Link Up Four Rat Brains

Cara Giaimo July 9, 2015

CNBA: Cats of the National Basketball Association

Eric Grundhauser July 9, 2015

Close-up of a portion of the exposed bison bones

Harrison, Nebraska

Hudson-Meng Bison Kill

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.

The Grave of Miss Baker

Huntsville, Alabama

The Grave of Miss Baker

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

Warning signs at the Phillip Island penguin site

Ventnor, Australia

Penguin Parade At Phillip Island

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

Thomas Jefferson Built This Country On Mastodons

Cara Giaimo July 2, 2015

The Lion of Gripsholm Castle.

Strängnäs, Sweden

The Lion of Gripsholm Castle

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

Donkey Sanctuary Bonaire

A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The American Pigeon Museum

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.

Sponsored By Visit Oklahoma City

9 Creatures So Unfathomable They're Named After Monsters

Cara Giaimo June 30, 2015

Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary

Corella, Philippines

Philippine Tarsier and Wildlife Sanctuary

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

Burn It? Crush It? The Historic Problem of Seized Ivory

Cara Giaimo June 25, 2015